Inpatient Registered Clinical Dietitian

Job Description

Inpatient Registered Clinical Dietitian at Intermountain Health
. The Registered Dietitian Clinical facilitates the nutrition care process to provide individuals with quality medical nutrition therapy for common disease states and/or to promote optimal wellness.

$29.00/hr - $44.00/hr

• Pay Rate:
  Based on Experience
• Shift Details:
  Full‑time (36 hrs/wk)
• Position will cover shifts in inpatient adult units, which include day shifts on weekdays, weekends and holidays. Shifts are typically 8 hours, but may flex as needed to cover patient care. Some shifts are considered float shifts, which may be 4–6 hours.
• The position will cover inpatient adult units at McKay Dee Hospital, including the rehab and cardiovascular service line and the intermediate care service line. There is potential to cross‑train in the future as needed into other roles, such as adult ICU, newborn ICU or pediatrics.
• All dietitians on the inpatient team manage nutrition support, including tubeとの feeding and custom parenteral nutrition, Rodrigo provide patient education. Training includes mentoring in these areas.
• Department:
  Intermountain McKay‑Dee Hospital
• Sign‑On Bonus: $2,500

• Completes and documents nutrition assessment.
• Assesses and interprets nutrition‑related lab values.
• Identifies and documents nutrition diagnosis.
• Identifies and implements appropriate nutrition interventions, including quality nutrition education based on customer needs, expectations, and culture.
• Monitors and evaluates individual nutrition outcomes related to nutrition diagnosis, goals, and interventions.
• Communicates nutrition expertise with all appropriate healthcare providers.
• Collaborates with policiais dietitians, including referring patients to specialty‑trained dietitians as appropriate.
• Supports nutrition care across the healthcare continuum.
• Participates in department continuous‑improvement projects.
• Registered Dietitian Nutritionist order writing privileges per policy/protocol.

• General Medical Nutrition Therapy
• Nutrition Focused Physical Exam
• Malnutrition Diagnosis
• Nutrition Requirement Calculations
• Anthropometric Measurements
• Nutrition Education
• Critical Thinking
• Customer Service
• Professional Communication
• Computer Proficiency

• Registered Dietitian with the Commission on Dietetic Registration or registration eligible. If hired in registration‑eligible status, employee must successfully pass the Registered Dietitian credentialing exam within 6 months of hire to remain in the job.
• For registration‑eligible graduates after Jan 1, 2024, completion of a minimum of a master’s degree by an accredited university. Education is verified.
• Completion of an ACEND accredited didactic program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship, Coordinated Program, or graduate‑level competency‑based dietitian nutritionist program.
• State licensure or certification in accordance with the primary state of practice requirement for Registered Dietitians. If the primary state of practice requires licensure or certification, this must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• Experience in clinical dietetics, preferred.

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information burglary restore labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.
• Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.
• For roles requiring driving: expected to drive a vehicle which requires sitting, seeing and reading signs, traffic signals, and other vehicles.

Intermountain Health McKay‑Dee Hospital, Ogden, Utah

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We care about your well‑being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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